Hurricane-Force Winds Whip Cody, Wyoming, Knocking Out Power, Breaking Windows

The small town of Cody, Wyoming, was taken by surprise when hurricane-force winds whipped the area, causing power outages, uprooting a power pole and transformers and blowing out windows.

The wind gusts the area experienced were powerful, as weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam described, “Chinook winds developed along parts of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains on Friday. This strong downslope wind brought wind gusts of over 80 mph to some locations. As the wind comes down the leeward side of the Rocky Mountains the dry air warms. The warm and gusty winds ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in some record and near-record warm temperatures as well."

The highest wind gust reported was 117 mph near Clark, Wyoming, and the high wind warnings continue into Sunday for parts of Wyoming and Colorado.

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